Maria stared at the spear in the creature's hands with caution.
'Shit. I can't believe this thing managed to dodge that spear just now. I thought for sure I caught it off-guard.'
Pressing off the ground, Maria blasted forward while thrusting the shaft of her spear in front of her body. The creature slipped past the tip and swung its torso sideways to send a counterattack towards Maria. She crushed her elbow into the other spears body and snapped it in half. Using the momentum, she carried her arm forward and tackled the creature into the stone wall, shaking the entire struture.
Vernus slammed both his hands down on Maria's back, then sent a kick flying into her side. Maria blocked the kick with her arms, but the force was too incredible to keep her on her feet. She staggered sideways and spat blood out of her mouth before shoving her spear in the ground. She flung around its shaft, using it as a makeshift handle to send her body crashing into its face with both her feet.
